DROP KICK Painted BY Paul McNeil

DEUS Residence art gallery has presented various artists since its doors opened and the latest art exhibition we hosted was ‘DROP KICK’ by good friend & legendary artist Paul McNeil.

Paul is one of the original Mambo artists, where his relationship began with Deus founder Dare Jennings. He has published several kid’s music books, co-founded The Art Park (an artist residency, art gallery, clothing and quarterly journal project) and designed tour posters, record sleeves and endless merchandise for musicians including Beastie Boys, Rolling Stones, Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth. He is also a crazy good surfer and has been creating works of art on surfboards for Years.

DROP KICK is Aussie Slang for loser. This collection of ink and spray works on paper reflects McNeil’s dry humour and incredible wit.

On opening night our resident DJ Katoman put the needle on the vinyl to get the party started. Beautiful turquoise cocktails named Dropkick and special food were served to the guests who came to celebrate his very first show under the Deus rooftop.

He enjoyed his first visit to Japan so much by attending a music/art fest, riding some waves, viewing Mt. Fuji that he almost missed his flight to Bali for his next show at the 9ft & single.

We started Deus Records Japan Spotify where you can find Paul’s playlist, too.